Top 20 Media (entertainment) VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Pakistan in November 2024

Investor	Media (entertainment) Pakistan investments
Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)	4
Lakson Venture Capital (LVC)	4
Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital)	2
Zayn Venture Capital (Formally Zayn Capital)	2
Mentors Fund	1
Millville Opportunities Management	1
Jabbar Internet Group	1
Hayaat Group	1
B&Y Venture Partners	1
Z2C Limited	1
47 Ventures	1
Fatima Ventures	1
47 Ventures	1
Fatima Ventures	1
Mentors Fund	1
Hayaat Group	1
Millville Opportunities Management	1
B&Y Venture Partners	1
Z2C Limited	1
Jabbar Internet Group	1

Lakson Investments Venture Capital (LIVC) invests in Pakistan based opportunities. The firm concentrates on investments where technology can be leveraged to enable, enhance and disrupt existing business models or create new ones.LIVC's investment focus is at the stage in the start-up lifecycle where the company is less than 36-48 months awayfrom a successful Series A round or potential exit. The firm also invests in select Seed rounds through its Incubation and Accelerator ecosystem relationships as well as overseas partners in Silicon Valley and Europe where it seeks to bring proven foreign technology to Pakistan.The firm's team comprises of a diverse set of investors, domain experts, operators, and entrepreneurs with a successful track record of bringing big ideas to fruition.LIVC invests alongside entrepreneurs and local businesses to build new enterprises and through investing seed capital, take ideas to the next stage. It works with Lakson Investments’ (“LI”) team of over 50 experienced professionals while at the same time, leverage the operational experience of the Lakson Group. Over 14,000 people are employed by Lakson in Pakistan in businesses across sectors such as: Technology (CyberNet & Sybrid), Broadcast and Print Media (Express Media Group), FMCG (Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan), Insurance, and QSR (McDonald’s Pakistan).LI is one of the largest private sector asset managers in Pakistan with over US$300mn under management with a rating of AM2+.

Investment focus

Grocery, Travel, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Pakistan, Canada, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Bagallery — Bagallery has 100% authentic and lowest price in Pakistan of top beauty, cosmetics, skincare, fashion and lifestyle brands.
Krave Mart — Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes.
Udhaar Book — Trusted by 5.1 million merchants, Udhaar Book is Pakistan's best credit book service that helps you manage cash flows. Install now

Lakson Investments Venture Capital (LIVC) invests in Pakistan based opportunities. The firm concentrates on investments where technology can be leveraged to enable, enhance and disrupt existing business models or create new ones.LIVC's investment focus is at the stage in the start-up lifecycle where the company is less than 36-48 months awayfrom a successful Series A round or potential exit. The firm also invests in select Seed rounds through its Incubation and Accelerator ecosystem relationships as well as overseas partners in Silicon Valley and Europe where it seeks to bring proven foreign technology to Pakistan.The firm's team comprises of a diverse set of investors, domain experts, operators, and entrepreneurs with a successful track record of bringing big ideas to fruition.LIVC invests alongside entrepreneurs and local businesses to build new enterprises and through investing seed capital, take ideas to the next stage. It works with Lakson Investments’ (“LI”) team of over 50 experienced professionals while at the same time, leverage the operational experience of the Lakson Group. Over 14,000 people are employed by Lakson in Pakistan in businesses across sectors such as: Technology (CyberNet & Sybrid), Broadcast and Print Media (Express Media Group), FMCG (Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan), Insurance, and QSR (McDonald’s Pakistan).LI is one of the largest private sector asset managers in Pakistan with over US$300mn under management with a rating of AM2+.

Investment focus

Grocery, Travel, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Pakistan, Canada, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Bagallery — Bagallery has 100% authentic and lowest price in Pakistan of top beauty, cosmetics, skincare, fashion and lifestyle brands.
Krave Mart — Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes.
Udhaar Book — Trusted by 5.1 million merchants, Udhaar Book is Pakistan's best credit book service that helps you manage cash flows. Install now

/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Pakistan, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

EduFi — We are Pakistan's first student loan fintech; study now pay later. We helping students finance and plan for their education. Our innovative platform streamlines the borrowing process, making it easy for students to apply for loans and access funds quickly.
Krave Mart — Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes.
PostEx — PostEx is a hybrid of receivables factoring solutions and courier services that pay invoice values upfront to e-commerce companies offering Cash on Delivery as one of their modes of payment.

/*! elementor - v3.13.1 - 09-05-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Pakistan, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

EduFi — We are Pakistan's first student loan fintech; study now pay later. We helping students finance and plan for their education. Our innovative platform streamlines the borrowing process, making it easy for students to apply for loans and access funds quickly.
Krave Mart — Krave Mart is a quick-commerce startup offering the delivery of groceries and other products in 10 minutes.
PostEx — PostEx is a hybrid of receivables factoring solutions and courier services that pay invoice values upfront to e-commerce companies offering Cash on Delivery as one of their modes of payment.

Mentors Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in capital-efficient startups that aim to digitally disrupt traditional businesses.

Investment focus

Health Care, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Pakistan, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Ubicept — Ubicept is a computer vision company. They provide machine learning services by combining next-generation image sensors with computer vision algorithms. Their products include photon-counting cameras, edge photon processing, and a private developer portal.
Truckistan — Truckistan is developing a logistics platform to make shipping faster and cheaper. The company provides real-time tracking, a customer dashboard, account management, and guaranteed transit time, as well as SaaS tools for routing, vehicle loading, and RFID implementation throughout the supply chain.
PartnerSlate — PartnerSlate is an online platform that helps food and beverage brands make the right strategic partnerships to get their next product to market. Brands can discover, connect and build relationships with contract manufacturers and other food industry partners across North America.

Millville Opportunities Management offers investment management and consulting services.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, B2B, Logistics
Series A, Funding Round
Pakistan, Bangladesh

Portfolio highlights

iFarmer — iFarmer is a technology company that enables small-scale farmers and Agri Businesses to maximize their profit.
Bookme.pk — Pakistan's leading online ticket booking platform. Buy E-tickets for bus, flight, movie, hotel & cricket with discounts and deals.
Truck Lagbe — Truck Lagbe network is the first and the largest online platform in Bangladesh. In this app based truck rental service you can hire trucks & pickups in a minutes.

The exit of Souq to Amazon is the largest tech transaction of the region, and Souq continues to pave the way in e-commerce in the region. Souq was built from the ground up by the same team at Jabbar, who built the Maktoob portal before that. Maktoob was born out of a simple idea but with a vision that the Arabic Internet will grow and become anintegral part of everybody's life, and grew to become the largest Arabic Internet property before Yahoo acquired it.Both the Souq and Maktoob stories have become inspiring success stories in the region, where budding entrepreneurs and VC's alike, look to our team for inspiration and new ideas.Today Jabbar continues to grow and pave the way for tech in the region. It is in this spirit that we embrace any entrepreneur who is willing to innovate and take risks in order to create something great. Jabbar nurtures such individuals and supports nascent ideas that are in line with its mission. So join our journey :-)

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
qeen.ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!

Investing in innovative, sustainable and world-leading projects

Investment focus

E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail
Series A, Seed
Pakistan, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

zip24 — Zip24 all in one logistics management software that helps route optimization, enhance delivery performance and transform warehouse management system.
Bookme.pk — Pakistan's leading online ticket booking platform. Buy E-tickets for bus, flight, movie, hotel & cricket with discounts and deals.
GrocerApp — GrocerApp is a low-price online supermarket that allows users to order products across categories like grocery, vegetables, beauty & wellness, household care, baby care, pet care, and meats & seafood and gets it delivered to their doorstep.

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Bridged Media — Bridge the gap between empathy to action to boost your engagement and retention on text, audio, and video. The easiest way to help your audience create an impact.
Laced — Discover the latest sneaker releases with Laced. The UK and Europe's authentic sneaker marketplace, discover coveted styles from Nike, Air Jordan, Yeezy, New Balance and more. Buy and sell now with Laced.
Finverity — Finverity provides technology, working capital and expertise to give banks, NBFIs, financiers and companies a strategic advantage in supply chain finance

Z2C is a communications company at heart, using technology to monetize entertainment, social, sports and commerce

Investment focus

Social Media, Digital Marketing, Marketing Automation
Seed
Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

WALEE — Walee is region's largest and fastest-growing Influencer network. Earn online from anywhere using brand campaigns and Walee Shops. A one-stop solution to consolidate and automate your digital marketing sales and services needs, customized to your organization’s unique needs.

47 Ventures invest in high growth Pakistani businesses that leverage technology for scale.

Investment focus

Information Technology, iOS, Android
Seed, Series A
Pakistan, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

1Bstories — Helping publishers and brands increase engagement and conversions using AI. Mobile, vertical, 60 second video formats made in an instant. Tell your story today!
Healthwire — Discover innovative digital healthcare services with Healthwire. From health management systems to online video consultation, find everything on Healthwire in a single click.
Jeeto Naye Andaz Say — Jeeto Naye Andaz Say is Pakistan’s first live mobile game show that enables you to win exciting prizes by answering 10 simple questions. Join the smartest Pakistani’s and win daily prizes by freely participating in the live show. Win game points, become part of lucky draws, get lifelines and other power ups to boost your chances of winning.

Fatima Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that improve profitable market techniques in order.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Information Technology
Seed, Series A
Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

CLICKY.PK — Clicky.pk offers the largest collection of trendy and affordable fashion and lifestyle products online. Clicky has the best online brand stores in Pakistan. Huge Collection of Jewellery, Handbags, Clutches, Sunglasses, Clothing, Nightwear & More!
PriceOye — Priceoye is Pakistan's No.1 marketplace for buying original mobile phones and electronics. Priceoye is Pakistan's most trusted online store and offers the lowest prices every day.
Airlift Technologies — Founded in 2019, Airlift is on a mission to build a world of self-empowerment using technology-backed logistics solutions that enable safe, reliable and affordable access to necessities. Airlift scaled Pakistan's largest decentralized transportation network to change the way people move, shifting away from private vehicles towards sharedmobility and affordable mass transport. In 2020, Airlift diversified into last-mile delivery through Airlift Express, delivering essentials across households in 30 minutes across Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Airlift Express spans across food supplies, household supplies, pharmacy, stationery, pet food, fresh fruits and vegetables, small electronics and more. On this mission to enable self-empowerment in the region, Airlift is backed by First Round Capital and has recently raised over $24m in financing.

47 Ventures invest in high growth Pakistani businesses that leverage technology for scale.

Investment focus

Information Technology, iOS, Android
Seed, Series A
Pakistan, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

1Bstories — Helping publishers and brands increase engagement and conversions using AI. Mobile, vertical, 60 second video formats made in an instant. Tell your story today!
Healthwire — Discover innovative digital healthcare services with Healthwire. From health management systems to online video consultation, find everything on Healthwire in a single click.
Jeeto Naye Andaz Say — Jeeto Naye Andaz Say is Pakistan’s first live mobile game show that enables you to win exciting prizes by answering 10 simple questions. Join the smartest Pakistani’s and win daily prizes by freely participating in the live show. Win game points, become part of lucky draws, get lifelines and other power ups to boost your chances of winning.

Fatima Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that improve profitable market techniques in order.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Information Technology
Seed, Series A
Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

CLICKY.PK — Clicky.pk offers the largest collection of trendy and affordable fashion and lifestyle products online. Clicky has the best online brand stores in Pakistan. Huge Collection of Jewellery, Handbags, Clutches, Sunglasses, Clothing, Nightwear & More!
PriceOye — Priceoye is Pakistan's No.1 marketplace for buying original mobile phones and electronics. Priceoye is Pakistan's most trusted online store and offers the lowest prices every day.
Airlift Technologies — Founded in 2019, Airlift is on a mission to build a world of self-empowerment using technology-backed logistics solutions that enable safe, reliable and affordable access to necessities. Airlift scaled Pakistan's largest decentralized transportation network to change the way people move, shifting away from private vehicles towards sharedmobility and affordable mass transport. In 2020, Airlift diversified into last-mile delivery through Airlift Express, delivering essentials across households in 30 minutes across Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Airlift Express spans across food supplies, household supplies, pharmacy, stationery, pet food, fresh fruits and vegetables, small electronics and more. On this mission to enable self-empowerment in the region, Airlift is backed by First Round Capital and has recently raised over $24m in financing.

Mentors Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in capital-efficient startups that aim to digitally disrupt traditional businesses.

Investment focus

Health Care, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Pakistan, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Ubicept — Ubicept is a computer vision company. They provide machine learning services by combining next-generation image sensors with computer vision algorithms. Their products include photon-counting cameras, edge photon processing, and a private developer portal.
Truckistan — Truckistan is developing a logistics platform to make shipping faster and cheaper. The company provides real-time tracking, a customer dashboard, account management, and guaranteed transit time, as well as SaaS tools for routing, vehicle loading, and RFID implementation throughout the supply chain.
PartnerSlate — PartnerSlate is an online platform that helps food and beverage brands make the right strategic partnerships to get their next product to market. Brands can discover, connect and build relationships with contract manufacturers and other food industry partners across North America.

Investing in innovative, sustainable and world-leading projects

Investment focus

E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail
Series A, Seed
Pakistan, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

zip24 — Zip24 all in one logistics management software that helps route optimization, enhance delivery performance and transform warehouse management system.
Bookme.pk — Pakistan's leading online ticket booking platform. Buy E-tickets for bus, flight, movie, hotel & cricket with discounts and deals.
GrocerApp — GrocerApp is a low-price online supermarket that allows users to order products across categories like grocery, vegetables, beauty & wellness, household care, baby care, pet care, and meats & seafood and gets it delivered to their doorstep.

Millville Opportunities Management offers investment management and consulting services.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, B2B, Logistics
Series A, Funding Round
Pakistan, Bangladesh

Portfolio highlights

iFarmer — iFarmer is a technology company that enables small-scale farmers and Agri Businesses to maximize their profit.
Bookme.pk — Pakistan's leading online ticket booking platform. Buy E-tickets for bus, flight, movie, hotel & cricket with discounts and deals.
Truck Lagbe — Truck Lagbe network is the first and the largest online platform in Bangladesh. In this app based truck rental service you can hire trucks & pickups in a minutes.

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Bridged Media — Bridge the gap between empathy to action to boost your engagement and retention on text, audio, and video. The easiest way to help your audience create an impact.
Laced — Discover the latest sneaker releases with Laced. The UK and Europe's authentic sneaker marketplace, discover coveted styles from Nike, Air Jordan, Yeezy, New Balance and more. Buy and sell now with Laced.
Finverity — Finverity provides technology, working capital and expertise to give banks, NBFIs, financiers and companies a strategic advantage in supply chain finance

Z2C is a communications company at heart, using technology to monetize entertainment, social, sports and commerce

Investment focus

Social Media, Digital Marketing, Marketing Automation
Seed
Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

WALEE — Walee is region's largest and fastest-growing Influencer network. Earn online from anywhere using brand campaigns and Walee Shops. A one-stop solution to consolidate and automate your digital marketing sales and services needs, customized to your organization’s unique needs.

The exit of Souq to Amazon is the largest tech transaction of the region, and Souq continues to pave the way in e-commerce in the region. Souq was built from the ground up by the same team at Jabbar, who built the Maktoob portal before that. Maktoob was born out of a simple idea but with a vision that the Arabic Internet will grow and become anintegral part of everybody's life, and grew to become the largest Arabic Internet property before Yahoo acquired it.Both the Souq and Maktoob stories have become inspiring success stories in the region, where budding entrepreneurs and VC's alike, look to our team for inspiration and new ideas.Today Jabbar continues to grow and pave the way for tech in the region. It is in this spirit that we embrace any entrepreneur who is willing to innovate and take risks in order to create something great. Jabbar nurtures such individuals and supports nascent ideas that are in line with its mission. So join our journey :-)

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
qeen.ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!